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Wylie-ation filed August 56, E916.

To all whom 2?? may conocen.'

de it known lhat l, lil-Lener (inserieren, a' subject. of the King ofEngland, residing at. `High Wycombe7 in the county of Buckingham,-i'llngland, have invented certain nee.T and useful .improvements inChairs, Couches, or the like, oi' which the ollowinv' is aspeciheat-ion.

rl`l1is invention relates to chairs., couches or the like and moreparticularly to those which are provided with an angularly adjust-ableback-member `which is subjected'to the action of a spring tending toreturn same bo raised or normal position and wherein also theseat-member is pivoted and the rear end thereo'i1 has imparted toitrising and falling movements in accordance with the angularadjustments of the back-member.

The invenion consists in certain novel Eeatures of constructionhereinafter fulli described and claimed, these features being brieliy asfollowsz- The back-member is connected to the rear o the pivotedseat-member by means of detachable eye bolts, and these latter mayextend at one end through plates secured to the underside oftheseatanember, and at the other end through a rail or cross member formingpart of the back-member and are secured at both ends by nuts.

The seat-member has a iiXed pivot at its extreme forward end and issuspended from the back-member by detachable bolt connections.

A locking device for the back-member is provided of the type whichincludes a notched plate engageable by a bolt under cont-rol of theoccupant, the improved con struction comprising a lever pivotallymounted outside a frame member in a vertical direction with a springbolt connected to said lever, and the notched plate being secured to theside of the baclemember between the latter and the frame and adapted tobe engaged by the spring bolt.

A latch is provided adapted to engage the lever for rendering the springbolt inoperative 2xt-Will.

The back member is pivoted in the frame by means of across-rod, which islocated at the base of the back-member and inclosed by said member forsubstantially its entire necicaion o i Letters Patent.

length, the protruding ends oi said rod being plvoed in fixedrelationship to the rame in bearing plates detachably connected to theinside of said frame, and held in said bearing plates by Cotter pins.

:in improved form of leg rest is also provided, comprising a frameslidable under the Vplied thereto:

Fig'. 9; is a top plan view of Fig. l.

3 is a detail side elevation on an enlarged scale showing part of theback-inembera'nd means for holding0 same in adjusted posit-ion. 4 nig. iis a section of Fig. 3 on he line lit- B thereof.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the parts ofthe leg-rest in collapsedcondition and Fig. 6 is a detail view showing guiding means for saidleg-rest.

ln said drawings the main -frame of the chair is shown as comprisingfront and rear legs or uprights {l} and (L2 respectively,n a 'ms (1,3,and general chair structure parts. 7) des ignates the baek-men'iberwhich is shown as suitably upholstered and which may be formed in 'anyappropriate manner` this member beingr pivoted in the rear uyirights (L2by means of a rod b1 extending through the back-member so as to behidden from view, the protruding ends of said rod each resting in a slotin the upper end of a. bear ing-plate ZF secured to the inside fac-e ofeach of the uprights a? as by screws Z13 and the rod being securedagainst accidental removal from said slots by means oi' Cotter pins b".rlhe said protruding ends of the rod between the back-member and thebearing-plates are encircled by thick Washers b5 secured to cheback-member as by screws 5G and which serve to prevent thel rod fromworking loose Sil Oli

on the haelt-member and maintain it in position between thehearing-plates.

The upholstered seat-member c is pivotally attached to the front rail r1or' the chair structure positioned between the front uprights a1 as by apair of hinges c3 and the rear end of this seat-member is suspended fromthe rail or cross frame 67 of the backmemher Z by means of a pair ofeye-bolts cAL fivhioh are each passed at one end through ya met-al platec secured to the under side of the seat-member and at the other endthrough said rail or cross frame L7 being; ser cured at both ends bynuts o. lily reason oi this construction, it follows that. when theoccupant oi: the chair hy movement of his body forces the haelt-memberinto a reclining, position, the rear end oi the seat-member isautomatically raised at the same time, a feature which adds materiallyto the comfort and rest al'orded by the use oi' the chair.

d. helical spring c? at the hac-lr or the chair is secured to theback-rail of the seatniemloer c by a. hook or the like es and at theopposite end in the same Way to thehackrail a5 of the chair frame, orthe first mentioned end may he secured to the rail Y of the haclememher,so that said spring has the eiiect of restoring the back-member andconsequently the seat-member to normal position when the locking devicehereinafter referred to iS released. l

l? or packing, transport or other purposes, the hack-member may hereadily released from the chair structure by unsereiving the nuts cbelowY the seat-member, withdrawing the Cotter-pins lf and unhooking;one end or' the springr c" whereupon said back-member may he placed uponthe seat-member hetween the arms of the chair and thus occupy a minimumof space.

The locking-device for securing,f the haekrneinber in desired positioncomprises a plate al secured outside one of the rear uprights a2 and asecond plate Z1 secured to the inside thereof each as by screws d3.These plates form bearings and guides for a spindle Z5 having at its enda catch all under the action of a spring; el and pivoted outside thechair to one end oit' a lever CF fulcrumed at d5 in lugs d formed on theplate (Z, the opposite end of said lever being enlarged as at al forready manipulation by the hand of the occupant. rl'he spring l tends toforce the catch d4 into engagement with one of a number o notches e1formed in a curved plate e secured to the side of the back-memher, sothat said back-member may be. held in any position of adj ustmentcorresponding` to said notches and may be released by the occupant ofthe chair 'by pressing inwardly against the end 11 of the lever 7; butfor the purpose of allowing the back-member to have freedom of movementl prov-ide a latch j pivoted to the plate d and adapted to engage andretain the lever in the depressed position mentioned whereby the cat-ehd* cannot engage the notches in the curved plate e, rllhe leg-rest abovereferred to consist-s eti a iframe g which is tong-ned at the sides .asat g1 to run in two grooved rails a coinprised in the chair frame andsecured io he front and rear uprights al ando?. Pivoted at g2 near the.outer end or' said iframeg are elevating arms or a frame g3, to theouter ends of which hinged at y"i the upholstered lop; rest g which asshown in Fig. l maj,7 he raised into position for use as acontinuationoi the seat-member c, or may be collapsed as shown in Fig'.5, whereupon the whole may be slid on the rails e. below saidseat-member. The leg-rest may he secured against movement in relation tothe arms or frame g3 as by means of a hutten hinge o catch g6 or othersuitable device or magr he left free relatively thereto so that theleg); rest may accommodate itself to movements of the oceupants legs asdesired.

l do not limit myseltu to the exact arrangement. or construction olfparts hereinbefore described and illustrated in the aecompanyingdrawings since 'the same may he varied `within limits prescribed by thefollowingclaims without departing Jfrom the l spirit of ltheA invention.

lVhat l claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates is l. i chair or conch, comprising, in con"- binaton, a frameembodying pairs of front and rear uprights, and erossrails connecting'the same; a baci; member pivotaliy mounted between J[he rear upright-sand provided with a substantially-horizontal eI'oSsn plate which islocated below its pivotal axis; a seat pivotally mounted at its yfrontend upon the front cross-rail; a plate secured to the under face of saidseat at the rear end thereof and projecting rearnnrdlj,7 beyond said endand beneath said cross-plate; and depending' eye-bolts pivoted at theirupper ends to said cross-plate and at their loiver ends to saidprojecting plate, so as 'to lift the rear end of said seat when saidbaci; member is swung' rearwardly into inclined position.

2. A chair or couch, comprising', in combination, a frame embodyingpairs of front and rear upright-s, and cross-rails connecting? .thesame; a 'back member pivotalljf mounted between the rear uprights andprovided With a substantially-horizontal crossplate which is locatedbelow its pivotal argh; a seat pivotally mounted at its iront end uponthe front cross-rail; a plate secured to the under face of said Seat atthe rear end thereof and projecting' rearn'ardl "\,v bef-fond said endand beneath said cross-plate; depending eye-bolts piv ted at their upperends to said cross-plate and at their lower lmysss ends to saidprojecting plaie, so as to Eft Ein wness whereof have signe@ his therear end of sand seat', when smd back speccawn in the presence o twowifi;- msmber 1s swung rearwardly mtu inclneci messes.

position; and spying llfnesms connected at Y LBERT GLENSTER. .5 oppositeends with the rear @foss-mii and Witnesses:

said projecing plate, to automatically re- A. J. W'ADDANj turn said backmember to vertical position. A. MoRREm.

